Tropescilloscope: Character Development
A character changes over the course of a narrative. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Oh, Crap!
Downer Ending
The Vamp
The Casanova
timeperiod
The '50s
Fire-Forged Friends
Tempting Fate
Dirty Coward
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Would Hurt a Child
Took a Level in Jerkass
Idiot Ball
Heterosexual Life-Partners
How We Got Here
You Killed My Father
Adaptation Expansion
Shower Scene
Dark Is Not Evil
Science Fiction Films
Composite Character
The Film of the Book
Department of Redundancy Department
Better to Die than Be Killed
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Neck Lift
As Himself
Chekhov's Gun
Heel Realization
Foreshadowing
Half the Man He Used to Be
All Just a Dream
Morality Pet
Married to the Job
Laser-Guided Karma
Documentary
Spared by the Adaptation
Protagonist Title
Epic Fail
Adaptational Attractiveness
Homage
Disney Death
Alpha Bitch
Fiery Redhead
The Remake
Mood Whiplash
Disappeared Dad
Bond One-Liner
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
It's Personal
Kick the Son of a Bitch
The Hero Dies
World of Ham
Noodle Incident
Empathic Environment
Lampshade Hanging
The Voiceless
Redshirt Army
Ominous Latin Chanting
British Films
Green-Eyed Monster
Ship Tease
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Guile Hero
Anachronism Stew
Hero of Another Story
The Load
The X of Y
The Cavalry
Only a Flesh Wound
Anti-Villain
Funny Background Event
Lighter and Softer
Villain Opening Scene
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Storming the Castle
Jerkass Has a Point
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
The Ditz
Overprotective Dad
Bait-and-Switch
Creepy Child
Cruel and Unusual Death
Bolivian Army Ending
Death by Adaptation
Truth in Television
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Punch-Clock Villain
Honor Before Reason
Easily Forgiven
Show Within a Show
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Deliberately Monochrome
Here We Go Again!
This Is Gonna Suck
Eye Scream
Badass Longcoat
Fantastic Racism
Dies Wide Open
Market-Based Title
Hell Is That Noise
Let's Get Dangerous!
Distracted by the Sexy
Every Car Is a Pinto
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Precision F-Strike
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Visual Pun
Man on Fire
Only Known by Their Nickname
Contrived Coincidence
Blood from the Mouth
Black Dude Dies First
Cool Old Lady
Deadpan Snarker
Broken Bird
Slashed Throat
I Need a Freaking Drink
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Only One Name
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Does Not Like Shoes
Manchild
Not So Stoic
It Will Never Catch On
Framing Device
Karmic Death
Knife Nut
Mr. Fanservice
Dramatic Gun Cock
Cool Old Guy
And I Must Scream
Scare Chord
Slasher Movie
Fingore
She's Got Legs
Black Comedy Rape
Kids Are Cruel
The Mole
Rule of Cool
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Blackmail
Author Appeal
Bound and Gagged
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Destination Defenestration
Big Damn Heroes
Meaningful Echo
Mind Screw
For the Evulz
Pragmatic Adaptation
Drugs Are Bad
A God Am I
Dirty Old Man
The Quiet One
Evil Counterpart
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Reality Is Unrealistic
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Woman Scorned
In Medias Res
Bury Your Gays
Be Careful What You Wish For
Failed a Spot Check
Missing Mom
Sequel Hook
Have a Gay Old Time
Anguished Declaration of Love
An Aesop
Mugging the Monster
Big Eater
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Bullying a Dragon
Coming-of-Age Story
Parental Neglect
Country Matters
Works Set in World War II
The Sociopath
Bland-Name Product
Adaptation Dye-Job
Vacation Films
Author Avatar
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Scary Black Man
Freeze-Frame Bonus
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Reckless Gun Usage
Anti-Hero
Exact Words
Totally Radical
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Cold-Blooded Torture
Intergenerational Friendship
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Villainous Breakdown
Brutal Honesty
Adults Are Useless
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Not What It Looks Like
Cat Scare
Grey and Gray Morality
Not So Above It All
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Worthy Opponent
Lock and Load Montage
Reality Has No Subtitles
'80s Hair
Darker and Edgier
Naked People Are Funny
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Toplessness from the Back
Stalker with a Crush
No Antagonist
Small Name, Big Ego
The Bully
Wretched Hive
Mistaken for Gay
Evil Is Hammy
Instant Death Bullet
Took a Level in Badass
Dumb Blonde
Flashback
He Knows Too Much
Sports Stories
And Starring
Death by Irony
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Silence Is Golden
Bilingual Bonus
Those Two Guys
Age Lift
Karma Houdini
Bloodier and Gorier
Psychopathic Manchild
The Brute
Everyone Has Standards
The Great Depression
Up to Eleven
Kubrick Stare
Neck Snap
Loophole Abuse
Yandere
Re-Cut
Dying Moment of Awesome
Canadian Movies
Fainting
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Red Shirt
Ascended Extra
Call-Back
Catch-Phrase
All for Nothing
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Advertised Extra
The Un-Reveal
The Mafia
Creative Closing Credits
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Crazy Jealous Guy
Sir Swears-a-Lot
French Films
Once More, with Clarity!
Bad "Bad Acting"
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Belligerent Sexual Tension
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
The Chessmaster
Alliterative Name
Zombie Stories
Bowdlerise
Stock Footage
Did Not Get the Girl
Pyrrhic Victory
Running Gag
Overly Long Gag
Drowning My Sorrows
Dark and Troubled Past
Frame-Up
Stealth Pun
An Arm and a Leg
Would Hit a Girl
Dirty Cop
Immune to Bullets
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Black and Gray Morality
The Alcoholic
Berserk Button
Betty and Veronica
Camera Abuse
The Ghost
Conspicuous CG
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Fun with Acronyms
Mama Bear
Badass Boast
Based on a True Story
Love Triangle
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Disney Villain Death
Fatal Family Photo
Brainless Beauty
Twist Ending
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Pay Evil unto Evil
Central Theme
Smug Snake
Made of Explodium
Rule of Three
Stylistic Suck
Eiffel Tower Effect
Artistic License Gun Safety
Broken Aesop
Russian Films
Romantic False Lead
Translation Convention
Serial Killer
Stepford Smiler
Handicapped Badass
Gratuitous English
Moment Killer
Grievous Bottley Harm
Red Herring
Outrun the Fireball
Depraved Bisexual
Improvised Weapon
Defrosting Ice Queen
Arc Words
A Minor Kidroduction
Gold Digger
Maybe Ever After
Historical Hero Upgrade
Accidental Misnaming
Silent Movie
Villain with Good Publicity
Villain Protagonist
Really Gets Around
Drives Like Crazy
And the Adventure Continues
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Batman Gambit
Sequel Escalation
Artistic License Biology
Book-Ends
No OSHA Compliance
From Nobody to Nightmare
NO INDOOR VOICE
Hollywood Darkness
Establishing Character Moment
Rich Bitch
Bi the Way
Word of God
Dissonant Serenity
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Bavarian Fire Drill
Evil Is Petty
Fan Disservice
Award-Bait Song
Your Head A-Splode
Ungrateful Bastard
Bad Boss
Badass Bookworm
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
The Atoner
Police are Useless
The Stoic
Left the Background Music On
Closed Circle
Break the Cutie
Becoming the Mask
Deus ex Machina
Hidden Depths
Cluster F-Bomb
20 Minutes into the Future
Your Cheating Heart
Retcon
All Men Are Perverts
Expository Hairstyle Change
Bloody Hilarious
Black Comedy
Awesome, but Impractical
The Dog Bites Back
Developing Doomed Characters
German Films
Celebrity Paradox
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Light Is Not Good
Adult Fear
Defiant to the End
Historical Villain Upgrade
Rated M for Manly
Training Montage
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Older Than They Look
I'm a Humanitarian
Spanner in the Works
Action Girl
Christmas Movies Index
Cool Car
Meaningful Background Event
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Double-Meaning Title
Off with His Head!
Jerkass
Nice Hat
Ambiguous Ending
Vitriolic Best Buds
Foil
Knight Templar
Action Survivor
Artistic License Physics
Room Full of Crazy
Imagine Spot
The Stinger
Romantic Comedy
Music Stories
Card-Carrying Villain
Fake Shemp
Only Sane Man
Adaptational Badass
Casting Gag
Smoking Is Cool
The Reveal
Badass Normal
All There in the Manual
Demoted to Extra
Decoy Protagonist
Credits Gag
Blatant Lies
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Police Brutality
Narrator
Those Wacky Nazis
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Big "NO!"
The End... Or Is It?
Horror Comedy
Captain Obvious
Evil vs. Evil
Blood Knight
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Evil Laugh
Bittersweet Ending
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Sassy Black Woman
Abusive Parents
Hope Spot
Tap on the Head
Genre Shift
Kill It with Fire
Logo Joke
Riddle for the Ages
Daddy's Girl
Does This Remind You of Anything?
One-Word Title
Obviously Evil
The Lancer
Poor Communication Kills
Put on a Bus
Malevolent Masked Men
Pretty Little Headshots
Epic Movie
Famous Last Words
Pet the Dog
Chewing the Scenery
Crucified Hero Shot
Costume Porn
Star-Crossed Lovers
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Reality Ensues
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Actor Allusion
Last-Name Basis
Wrong Genre Savvy
Babies Ever After
Sinister Minister
Insult Backfire
Loads and Loads of Characters
Monumental Damage
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Dull Surprise
In Name Only
Title Drop
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Mercy Kill
Genre Savvy
Big Applesauce
Death of a Child
Properly Paranoid
Asshole Victim
Aside Glance
Catapult Nightmare
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Punny Name
Italian Films
Extreme Doormat
Implacable Man
Scenery Porn
Ripped from the Headlines
Ms. Fanservice
Fanservice Extra
Bottomless Magazines
Abhorrent Admirer
Beta Couple
Break the Haughty
Rape as Drama
Spell My Name with an "S"
Fate Worse than Death
I Have Your Wife
The Oner
The Dragon
Nice Guy
Diabolus ex Machina
The Dreaded
N-Word Privileges
Chase Scene
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Male Gaze
Despair Event Horizon
Affably Evil
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Deliberate Values Dissonance
He Who Fights Monsters
Femme Fatale
Guns Akimbo
Dutch Angle
Scenery Gorn
Ironic Echo
Martial Arts Movie
Freudian Excuse
Shout-Out
Not Using the "Z" Word
Mighty Whitey
Shirtless Scene
Faux Affably Evil
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Mythology Gag
Manly Tears
Love at First Sight
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Antagonist Title
Almost Kiss
Our Zombies Are Different
HeelFace Turn
Trailers Always Spoil
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Whole Plot Reference
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Amusing Injuries
Auto Erotica
Funny Foreigner
More Dakka
One-Man Army
Dogged Nice Guy
Vampire Fiction
The Smart Guy
Apocalypse How
Determinator
Historical In-Joke
Badass Grandpa
Psychological Thriller
Beware the Nice Ones
Big-Bad Ensemble
Together in Death
For Want of a Nail
Daylight Horror
Mooks
Same Language Dub
Crapsack World
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Fanservice
Adaptation Distillation
Dark Action Girl
Mad Scientist
Mexican Standoff
Greater-Scope Villain
Rule of Symbolism
Demonic Possession
Setting Update
MayDecember Romance
Dramatic Irony
From Bad to Worse
Spiritual Successor
Death by Sex
Disguised in Drag
Agony of the Feet
Bar Brawl
The '70s
It's All About Me
Combat Pragmatist
Even Evil Has Standards
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Covers Always Lie
Adaptational Villainy
Politically Incorrect Villain
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Hypocrite
Crazy-Prepared
Heroic BSoD
Made of Iron
Sadistic Choice
Face Death with Dignity
The Bad Guy Wins
Time Skip
Only in It for the Money
Big Fancy House
Fourth Date Marriage
Hate Sink
Japanese Films
Death Glare
Insistent Terminology
My Greatest Failure
Race Lift
Anyone Can Die
Dual Wielding
Animal Title Index
Hoist by His Own Petard
Ambiguous Disorder
Curb-Stomp Battle
Irony
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
What Happened to the Mouse?
Friend to All Children
La Résistance
A Father to His Men
Unusual Euphemism
Real Life
Naïve Newcomer
Paper-Thin Disguise
Sanity Slippage
It Can Think
Improbable Weapon User
Wham Shot
The Cameo
Amoral Attorney
Dressing as the Enemy
Fatal Flaw
Ass Shove
The Big Guy
My Beloved Smother
Horror Films
Bare Your Midriff
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Sci-Fi Horror
Sacrificial Lion
Stealth Hi/Bye
Eureka Moment
Attempted Rape
Car Fu
Motor Mouth
Cool Guns
Real Life Writes the Plot
Annoying Younger Sibling
Villain Song
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Brick Joke
Film Series
Pimped-Out Dress
Accidental Murder
Adorkable
Rasputinian Death
Soft Glass
Death Seeker
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Chiaroscuro
Sole Survivor
The Ace
Boom, Headshot!
Hollywood Law
Plot Hole
Manipulative Bastard
Major Injury Underreaction
The Faceless
Gender Flip
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Recycled IN SPACE!
Random Events Plot
Gainax Ending
Big Bad Duumvirate
Character Development
Groin Attack
Artistic License Military
Children Are Innocent
Air-Vent Passageway
Call-Forward
Public Domain Feature Films
The Musical
Driven to Suicide
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
FaceHeel Turn
Ambiguously Gay
Index of Film Westerns
Due to the Dead
Dark Reprise
Ghost Fiction
Animal Motifs
Cool Shades
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Too Dumb to Live
Interrupted Suicide
"Awesome McCool" Name
Aluminum Christmas Trees
BFG
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Body Horror
Killed Mid-Sentence
Parental Abandonment
Extremely Short Timespan
Big Bad
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
As You Know
Humiliation Conga
Five-Man Band
What the Hell, Hero?
An Axe to Grind
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Say My Name
Skewed Priorities
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Henpecked Husband
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Didn't Think This Through
Super Strength
Token Minority
Not So Different
Evil-Detecting Dog
Sexy Discretion Shot
Those Two Bad Guys
Action Genre
Match Cut
Slasher Smile
Chekhov's Skill
Humans Are Bastards
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Double Entendre
Facial Horror
Intrepid Reporter
Shell-Shocked Veteran
My God, What Have I Done?
Get Out!
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Canon Foreigner
The Smurfette Principle
The Hero
Earn Your Happy Ending
Cowboy Cop
Tranquil Fury
Meaningful Name
No Ending
Bloodless Carnage
Gilligan Cut
Cloudcuckoolander
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Affectionate Parody
Gone Horribly Right
Mr. Exposition
Never Trust a Trailer
The Stoner
Retired Badass
Big Brother Instinct
Plucky Comic Relief
Eagleland
Film Noir Index
Early-Bird Cameo
The Alleged Car
In the Back
Hypocritical Humor
Broken Pedestal
No-Sell
Curse Cut Short
Adaptation Name Change
Wicked Cultured
Large Ham
Serious Business
Biopic
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Improbable Aiming Skills
Domestic Abuse
Artistic License History
Leitmotif
Dwindling Party
Adapted Out
Stuff Blowing Up
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Anachronic Order
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Captain Ersatz
Dramedy
Butt-Monkey
The Place
Cat Fight
Insane Troll Logic
Jitter Cam
Informed Ability
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Cassandra Truth
Corpsing
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Comically Missing the Point
Hero Antagonist
Male Frontal Nudity
Take a Third Option
Adaptational Heroism
The '60s
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Happily Married
Never My Fault
Laughing Mad
Undying Loyalty
Good Is Not Nice
Deal with the Devil
Parental Substitute
Kick the Dog
Bond Villain Stupidity
The Chick
Action Prologue
Damsel in Distress
Obfuscating Stupidity
Make It Look Like an Accident
Leave the Camera Running
Actually Pretty Funny
Taking You with Me
Gorn
Our Vampires Are Different
Foregone Conclusion
Self-Deprecation
She Cleans Up Nicely
Retirony
Novelization
Hair-Trigger Temper
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Non-Indicative Name
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Woman in White
Refuge in Audacity
Artistic License Geography
Black Best Friend
Rewatch Bonus
Early Installment Weirdness
Revenge
Final Girl
Back from the Dead
Take That!
The '90s
Reasonable Authority Figure
Eyepatch of Power
Evil Brit
The Starscream
Fat Bastard
Papa Wolf
Heroes Want Redheads
War Is Hell
Ax-Crazy
Mystery and Detective Films
True Companions
B-Movie
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Thriller
What You Are in the Dark
Shown Their Work
Parental Incest
Jump Scare
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Bald of Evil
Important Haircut
Line-of-Sight Name
Fish out of Water
Evil Sounds Deep
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Eldritch Abomination
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Arch-Enemy
Disproportionate Retribution
Jerk Jock
Wham Line
Genre Throwback
The Lost Lenore
Taking the Bullet
Film Noir
Nothing Is Scarier
You Have Failed Me
The Power of Love
Pretty in Mink
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Villain Ball
Product Placement
Expy
Enemy Mine
Soundtrack Dissonance
Shipper on Deck
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Alas, Poor Villain
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Gory Discretion Shot
Cain and Abel
Military and Warfare Films
Flipping the Bird
A Date with Rosie Palms
Race Against the Clock
Video Credits
Never Found the Body
Playing Gertrude
Unreliable Narrator
Hong Kong Films
As the Good Book Says...
The '80s
Sealed Evil in a Can
Rule of Funny
Camp Gay
I Did What I Had to Do
Madness Mantra
Tagline
Red Right Hand
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Mundane Made Awesome
No Name Given
Straight Gay
Psycho for Hire
Pragmatic Villainy
Television Movie Index
Posthumous Character
BrotherSister Incest
Authority Equals Asskicking
Badass in a Nice Suit
Kill 'em All
Beard of Evil
Fantasy Films
Heroic Sacrifice
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Australian Movies
Armor-Piercing Question
Continuity Nod
Faking the Dead
Vomit Discretion Shot
Superhero
One Steve Limit
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Rousing Speech
Creator Cameo
Darkest Hour
Redemption Equals Death
Animated Credits Opening
Meet Cute
Offscreen Teleportation
Chekhov's Gunman
MacGuffin
All There in the Script
Artistic License Law
Historical-Domain Character
Spiteful Spit
Deconstruction
Arranged Marriage
Not Quite Dead
Bring My Brown Pants
After the End
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Calling the Old Man Out
Evil Plan